You know how people are always talking about eating seasonally? Cherries and zucchini in June, and corn and peaches in July? We like to think that working out can be seasonal, too, and with summer in full swing, that means lots and lots of swimming.
 
If you don’t have access to an indoor swimming pool during winter months, the arrival of hot summer days means finding a body of water where you can swim ASAP (pool, lake, ocean, it doesn’t matter). Besides beating the heat, swimming has a ton of health benefits that no other exercise can touch.
 
According to this study, one benefit of swimming is that it can lower the risk of an early death by 28%. Some other studies have shown that swimming benefits include lowering blood pressure and controlling blood sugar. Need more reasons why the benefits of swimming run deep? Dive in below.